44Synonyms found for dominion

Word Origin & History

dominion c.1430, from M.Fr. dominion, from M.L. dominionem (nom. dominio), from L. dominionem "ownership" (see domination). British sovereign colonies often were called dominions, hence the Dominion of Canada, the formal title after the 1867 union, and Old Dominion, the popular name for the U.S. state of Virginia, first recorded 1778.

Example Sentences for dominion

There is only one state that has sovereignty and dominion over their lives.

State enjoyed the same dominion status as Canada, which was also an independent nation.

In the Everglades, man would learn the limits of that dominion.

Tired of his dark dominion swung the fiend.

Interpretation has established its dominion over American literary scholarship.

He was not impressed by his new dominion.

We desire no conquest, no dominion.

Seems like it reduces to belief systems -- whether one accepts that humans have dominion over the earth or not.

Only military dominion keeps such activity at bay.

To do so confers acceptance of their majestic dominion over their subjects.